Floor-rubber.



J. F. FITCH.

FLOOR RUBBER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 25,1910.

Patented June 13, 1911.

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FLOOR-RUBBER.

Specification of Letters ?atent.

iatented June 13, 1911.

Application filed May 25, 1910. Serial No. 563,677.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that. t, Joiin Frroii, a citizen of the United States, and aresidentof Buchanan, in the county of llotetourtand Late of irginia,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Floor-Rubbers, 01"which the following is a specification.

lily invention relates to a fountain floor mop, scrubber, oiler orrubber, the primary object of the invention being-5 to apply a liquid atwill to a floor and to spread the same over the floor as and wheredesired According to this invention,' a fountain or reservoir for theoil, soap and water, or other fluid is attached to a handle and isprovided with a hand-operated valve for controlling the tlow of liquidfrom the reservoir or it'iuntain. From the fountain, the liberatedliquid flows along a suitable chan nel to a distributing holder andthrough holes in the bottom of such holder, on to the floor or the mop,spreader, or rubber, and may be spread evenly and smoothly on the Themop, spread-er, or rubber is clamped between a fixed jaw (which forms,in the instance sho-wn, part of said distributing' holder) and a movablejaw, which movable jaw is held in working position in any suitablemanner, but 1 reterably by a cam or knuckle.

The preferred form of the invention is illustrated in the accinnpanyingdrawing, forming part hereof, in Which- Figure l is a side elevation ofthe dcvice; Fig. 2 is a similar View, on a larger scale, of partthereof; Fig. 3 is a plan of the distributing holder, etc; Fig. i is acentral vertical sectional view of the last; and Fig. 5 is a detail viewof a modification.

In the drawing, the reference numeral 2 designates a handle, to thelower end of which it attached a reservoir 3 for the liquid to be usedin the apparatus. In the instance shown, the reservoir or fountain 3,which may be made of sheet-metal, is provided with clamps 4 arranged inpairs the members of which are drawn toward each other by screws or;rivets 5 to cause them to grip the handle 2 between them and therebyretain the reservoir in place. The lower end of the reservoir 3 isreduced in diameter, at 6,. -1I1(l St1Cifl "reduced portion closedtightlyby the perforated disk 7, which forms a seat for a valve 8. Thestem 9 of the valve 8 passes through one or more guides 10, 11, and ishooked to or articulated with a draw-wire 12. In the instance shown, theguide 10 is within the reduced portion 6, and such guide is providedwith channels or grooves, as at 13, to allow the liquid used to pass tothe outlet. A spring 14 acts to keep the valve 8 normally seated, saidspring, in the instance shown, being a ten sion spring. The draw-wire 12passes through the removable cover 15 of the reservoir 8 and connectswith a lever 16 which is tulcrnmed at on the handle By pressing thelever ton-11rd the handle 2, the rod 12 caused to open the valve 8 toallow the liquid to flow tluj'ough. thcdisk 7 and a hole 18 in the end6.

A, sleeve 19, fast on the end of the handle *2, has attached thereto orformed in one therewith a T-head 20 which is grooved or channeled at 23in the stem of the T to convey the liquid flowing from the reservoirthrough the hole 18 to a distributing holder 21 in the ClfOSS-lltll ofthe T forming; part of said head. In the instance illustrated bothchannels 21 and 23 are open-top. The holder 21 is perforated at. 22 ator near the bottom thereof to allow the liquid to flow through thebottom and on to the floor or the mop or the like.

The mop, scrubber, s 'ircadcr, or rubber 52% is clamped between a fixedjaw, as the rear edge of the holder 2'1, anda movable jaw The jaw 25 isshown as being pivotally connected at 20 between lugs cast or formed onthe undersideot the clninncl-way 23, and a. cam-lever 27 shown forpressing said 'inovable jaw toward the holder Bl or a rib 28 thereon, toclamp and lock the mop, rubber, scrubber, or spreader 24 in place. Thelever 27 pivoted at 525) between lugs or cars 30 on the sleeve l9aforesaid.

ltv is obvious that a strip of felt or the like, sec 31, may replace thecloth indicated in Figs. 1, 2 and 4.

In the use of: the device. the handle 2 stands at about an angle of 45to the horizontal. when the mop is on the floor. oil or liquid in thereservoir 1 is allowed to flow out. slowly by pressing the lever 1.6toward the handle 2, thus opening the valve at, 3. the liquid thenflowing out through the hole 18 and into the channel 23 and down to theholder 21 and through theie'ies 22 to the floor or upon 24, and isspread on the floor by moving the mop to and fro thereon,

The i The invention is not limited to the precise form thereof shown inthe drawing and above described, but may be otherwise embodied withoutdeparting from the spirit or the scope of the claim hereof.

lVhat- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is In a floor rubber, the combination of a handle, areservoir carried by the handle and formed with a discharge opening, avalve controlling the outflow through the discharge opening, a T shapedhead applied to the end of the handle, the cross bar of the said headbeing formed with a trough having perforations in the bottom thereof,while the stem is formed with a channel leading from the said trough tothe discharge opening of the reservoir, a fixed jaw being provided whichextends along one side of the cross bar of the T shaped head, a movablejaw mounted upon the stem of the T'shaped head and adapted to cooperatewith the fixed jaw to grip a rubbing ele ment, and means for holding themovable jaw in operative position.

Signed at Buchanan in the county of Botetourt and State of Virginia,this 24:" day of May, A. D. 1910.

JOHN F. FITCH. lVitnesses W. C. BARKER, A. W. HARVEY.

